Defeat natural disasters with farming

After returning home, they are small...◎

After leaving the study, Ye Yu and Chu Xufeng went back to the house, they could rest for a while, and go to the night market for a walk in the evening.

After returning home, they took a nap for half an hour. When they woke up, the Huoshaoyun in the sky was very eye-catching. They thought it would be another sunny day tomorrow.

Chu Xufeng brought up a bucket of cold water from the well, and the two of them washed up one by one before fully waking up. At this time, most of the people had returned, and the temperature dropped in the evening, making the house the busiest time.

When Ye Yu went out from the house, he saw many people surrounding Ye Minghui. After listening for a while, he realized that Ye Minghui and Shen Qingyu had gone to the south of the city and were describing what they had seen and heard.

"We took a look in the past. They can also borrow weapons from soldiers when they go out to hunt in the city. There are many types, including machetes and bows/crossbows. The price to be paid is also very low. Basically everyone can afford to rent them. Therefore, here The civilians can survive."

"Even some teams with a large number of people can hunt large prey together. There is a kind of rhino horn that is especially popular. If you can hunt one, rich people will spend a lot of money to buy it."

Ye Yu listened carefully to his description, and finally came to the conclusion that the management of Wangsi City is in place, and City Lord Lin can be said to be a perfect city owner, at least leaving a chance for the common people to survive.

And no matter what the situation is, there will always be rich people who don't worry about food and clothing, what they want is things that can prove their identity, the rarer and richer the better, like the rhino horn that Ye Minghui said, in fact, the only The use is used as medicine, but the medicinal value is not worth more than the difficulty of obtaining it.

Shen Fu also told the news he had inquired, "Wangsi City has its own selection and promotion method, which is similar to the way the imperial court assessed officials before natural disasters. There will be an assessment every other year, and those who pass the assessment will get an honorable mention." Evaluation, this evaluation is the basis for their future promotion. As for the selection, it is once every three years, and the test is based on the contents of the Four Books and Five Classics. I think we can also learn from it. When there are more people in Hope City, we can’t keep calling people Let's vote."

Shen Qingyu added: "The city masters of the other four affiliated cities were also appointed in the same way. It is said that they divide and rule. The person who manages the internal affairs and the military force are not the same person. Among them, the military officer is the confidant of the city master Lin."

Ye Yu nodded thoughtfully after listening to this, "This is called checking and balancing."

In prosperous times, culture is important, and in troubled times, martial arts are important. To be a city lord, you only need to hold force firmly in your hands.

After briefly chatting about the news they got, the sky darkened, and it was time for the night market to start, so Ye Yu and Chu Xufeng planned to go there to have a look.

After the others learned about this incident, they all became interested and decided to follow suit.

In order to try the snacks at the night market, Ye Yu didn't even eat dinner.

The night market is located in the middle of Wangsi City. It is a crossroad that runs from north to south, from east to west. It’s not completely dark yet, so there are not many people setting up stalls. You can only see a few scattered wooden carts. The people started setting up stalls on the spot.

After about half an hour, the street became more and more lively, and the whole street was full of carts or stalls. Before going shopping, Ye Yu first bought a sesame seed pad with meat pads, which was a bit like a meat pad. Jiamo, a sesame seed cake cut open in the middle by a knife, filled with mixed pork, but without green peppers.

The stall owner is a middle-aged man in his 30s, and there is a young girl next to him to help pack. She uses a large leaf with deep dark green to pack the sesame seed cakes, because she is afraid that they will dislike them. He also specifically explained: "These leaves have been washed and are very clean, you can rest assured."

Ye Yu didn't dislike it, he waved his hand and said, "It's okay."

To be honest, the taste of sesame seed cakes with meat is really good, especially the meat juice has seeped into the top of the sesame seed cakes, it doesn't taste dry at all, and the price is not expensive in comparison, so Ye Yu is still thinking about eating this in his mouth. Thinking about coming back to buy another one later.

Looking at the scene in front of him, Ye Minghui couldn't help but sigh, "It's really lively."

The bustling crowd formed a picture of human fireworks.

Ye Yu's ears were full of yelling, and the tip of his nose could smell the aroma of various foods. After understanding, he could tell why, "This night market doesn't happen all the time, only at the beginning of the month and the middle of the month. , and at the end of the month each open for three days, a total of nine days in total, and there is a curfew for the rest of the time."

"As for the daytime, this area is also open, but you need to pay rent to set up a stall."

"We can also follow suit to let the goods circulate and revitalize the market."

Shen Fu couldn't quite understand what he said, but he also knew the general meaning, so he nodded and said: "We'll discuss it in detail when we go back."

Then they began to enjoy the fun of shopping. The roadside stalls sell candied haws, malt candy, rabbits and roasted pork skin. Anyway, there are many kinds, sweet and salty, basically regardless of taste. Everyone can find what they want to eat here.

All kinds of bargaining voices can be heard endlessly, but Ye Yu always feels that this kind of noise is not harsh, but has a kind of fireworks.

However, there were unavoidable quarrels in the fireworks, just like now, when Ye Yu and the others were about to turn a corner, they suddenly heard someone arguing on one side.

It was a small stall selling Jiuniang Yuanzi, and there were many onlookers around, only to hear the stall owner say loudly: "Could it be possible that your family's name is written on this place?"

Another gray-haired old lady also refused to show weakness, "We have set up a stall here for a year, even if we don't have a name, we came first, why did you snatch it away as soon as you came?"

The stall owner sneered and said: "There are regulations in the night market. If you want to fix a stall, you have to pay the rent from the government. As long as you pay the rent, this place belongs to the payer from day to night. Now that you haven't paid, we will. Now, if you really want this place, why didn’t you pay for it earlier? I see, you just want to take advantage of the government, and you will be angry if you can’t take advantage of it now.”

Ye Yu looked at the faces of the onlookers nearby, and it seemed that the stall owner was not lying, because none of them showed any signs of displeasure.

The old lady lost a little bit of confidence at this time, and said in a low voice: "Then you can't sell the same food as us?"

As the situation ebbs and flows, the stall owner is even more righteous and stern, "There are so many wine and glutinous rice balls sold in the whole night market, and we are not the only ones who sell them. Is it possible that you have to tell them one by one and tell them not to sell them?"

These words made the old lady speechless, and after a long while she had no choice but to leave.

Ye Yu understood the ins and outs of the matter when she was listening to the crowd chatting. It turned out that the old lady, surnamed Qian, had been selling rice balls made from wine here since the night market just opened. Over the years, she had gained a lot of word of mouth, and they were the ones who made money from selling rice balls. The only source of money for the family is because Mrs. Qian’s husband and son passed away in the natural disaster, and now there is only a widowed daughter-in-law and a ten-year-old grandson by her side, who support each other to live.

And the male stall owner just arrived, after paying the rent to the government, he ostentatiously occupied the old lady's place to sell wine and rice balls, even with the same name, you must know that many people only want to go to places they are familiar with Let's go, since the taste of the two rice balls is not much different, they don't like to change places to buy.

Therefore, both parties have their understandable places, and both have done poorly.

Ye Yu asked Granny Qian where Jiuniang Yuanzi was now, and then decided to go there with Chu Xufeng to take a look. There was no particular reason, just a moment of curiosity.

As soon as they arrived at the place, they knew why Granny Qian wanted that person to give an explanation. Her current stall is very remote, there are almost no other stalls nearby, and there are few people. It is estimated that she cannot sell many bowls in one night.

When Mrs. Qian saw someone coming, she immediately greeted with a smile, "What would you two guests want to eat? I have two kinds of glutinous rice balls and glutinous rice balls here."

Ye Yu pulled Chu Xufeng to sit at the low wooden table, and then said, "Two rice dumplings, please."

"Wait a minute, it will be fine soon."

Granny Qian lifted the lid of the pot, scooped a spoonful of fermented rice into the pot, added water to boil, and placed dumplings, while there were rice dumplings on the steamer on the other side, the two were made together, and she poured them into wooden bowls one by one , brought it in front of them.

The taste of Jiuniang Yuanzi is naturally not as good as the ones they make at home, but the Jiuniang is sweet and steaming, which is not bad.

Ye Yu didn't eat at night, and the sesame seed cake he ate just now was obviously not enough to eat, so he breathed a sigh of relief after eating a bowl of rice dumplings.

Perhaps it was because they were quiet, and Mrs. Qian did not avoid them when talking to her daughter-in-law.

Mrs. Qian said: "I went to the government to inquire. There are still some unowned stalls nearby. Let's scrape together the money to rent them."

Old Madam Qian sighed, "But Brother Jing has just paid Shu Xiu, and the family really has no money left."

Lady Qian was annoyed when she heard the words: "If I had known earlier, I wouldn't have taken advantage of it. If I rent that place as soon as possible, it won't be such a big deal."

"Oh, who would have thought of that." Mrs. Qian regretted it.

They didn't have any bad intentions, they just took the fluke mentality that everyone has, thinking that they can save a little bit by using the booth for free.

Ye Yu kept this matter in mind silently. If they want to build a market in the future, they must put improving the system first.

The two of them left after paying the money. Even though Mrs. Qian and the others were pitiful, it was because of their own luck. If they could pay the rent as soon as possible, this situation would never have happened.

Going to the night market at night is limited to eating a bowl of Jiuniang Yuanzi. After all, it is already late, so I have to go back early to rest.

A night without dreams.

The next day, Ye Yu got the news that the envoys from several southern cities including Chenhui City, which is the farthest from Wangsi City, had arrived, so Ye Yu decided to start the assembly early tomorrow morning.

Ye Yu is happy to see the results, after all, the sooner they end, the sooner they can return to their respective homes.